Apr 21, 2026 City Council

WE'RE PUSHING SOUND. PRESIDENT PRO TEM, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO NOW CALL

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MAYOR SPALDING IS OUT DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED.

COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I HAVE SIX PRESENT FOR THE APRIL 21ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE MAYOR SPALDING FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY. SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER FALLOWS YES, COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL. OH, I'M SORRY, THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. I PUT THE ONE ON. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO EXCUSE MAYOR SPALDING

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ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS? I RECEIVED NO NOTES. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO CORRECTIONS, THE APRIL 7TH, 2020 SIX MINUTES ARE ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS. MOVING ON. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS PROPOSED BY CITY STAFF OR COUNCIL TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT? I HAVE RECEIVED NO REQUESTS. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO CORRECTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO

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AND I'M SURE CHIP WILL TAKE A PHOTO. AND AFTER THAT, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND CHIP HAS A LOT TO SAY SOME WORDS. SO WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THERE. A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING CHIP FELLOWS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL. WHEREAS EDWARD CHIP FELLOWS MOVED TO THE VILLAGE OF NEW ALBANY IN 2001 AND PROUDLY RAISED TWO CHILDREN, MADDIE AND ANNA. AND WHEREAS CHIP IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF OHIO AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND. WHEREAS. PRIOR TO JOINING THE VILLAGE COUNCIL IN 2006, CHIP SERVED ON THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY EVENTS BOARD AND THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. AND. WHEREAS, DURING HIS 20 YEAR TENURE ON COUNCIL, CHIP HAS SERVED ON. AS COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE NEW ALBANY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, AND HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION STANDING COMMITTEE. HE IS CURRENTLY THE COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE NEW ALBANY PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY GRANTS COUNCIL MEMBER, CHIP'S PRIMARY FOCUS WAS TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ALBANY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK AND TO BRING NEW BUSINESSES TO VILLAGE CENTER WHILE MAINTAINING OPEN GREEN SPACES AND RESPONSIBLE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY. AND WHEREAS CHIP WAS ALSO STEADFAST IN BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF TAX DOLLARS BY MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROVIDING QUALITY AND RESPONSIVE PUBLIC SERVICE, ALWAYS SUPPORTING THE NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAINING SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH AVAILABLE PARKS AND PROVIDING OPEN AND RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITY RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS CHIP CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING NEW ALBANY WHAT IT IS TODAY, A CITY ENCOMPASSING 11,023 ACRES IN TWO COUNTIES WITH 11,354 RESIDENTS, 1418 PLUS ACRES OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND OVER 84 MILES OF LEISURE TRAILS. AND WHEREAS CHIP IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY DEMONSTRATED BY THE MAYORS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HE HAS SERVED ALONGSIDE OVER HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, HE ALSO RECOGNIZES THE BEST IN CLASS LEADERSHIP OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR JOE STEFANOV, WHO HAS HELD THIS ROLE THROUGHOUT CHIP'S TENURE, AS WELL AS THE

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I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. THAT INCLUDES THIS CURRENT COUNCIL CLERK OF COUNCIL JENNIFER MASON AND MAYOR SLOAN SPALDING, WHO IS IN EVERY RESPECT AND MEASURE AN OUTSTANDING MAYOR. ALTHOUGH SLOANE COULD NOT BE WITH US TONIGHT, HE AND HIS FAMILY REMAIN VERY MUCH IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, AND WE SINCERELY WISH HIM STRENGTH COMFORT IN THE FULL RECOVERY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THOSE WHO I SERVED WITH IN THE PAST, BEGINNING WITH MAYOR NANCY FERGUSON, AN EARLY MENTOR OF MINE WHO I CAME TO KNOW WHEN I FIRST VOLUNTEERED FOR THE NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY EVENTS BOARD IN 2003. NANCY WAS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO NEW ALBANY AND HER GUIDANCE. HER GUIDANCE MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME. I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO COUNCIL MEMBERS DOCTOR MARSH, MIKE MOTT, STEVE PLEASANT, COLLEEN BRISCOE AND MANY OTHERS WHO OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT AND MEMBERSHIP. DURING MY EARLY YEARS ON COUNCIL. EACH OF THEM PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SHAPING THE DIRECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ALL DESERVE. THEY ALL DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MADE TO HELP BUILD NEW ALBANY INTO THE STRONG AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY IT IS TODAY. HOWEVER, THE REAL WORK OF THIS CITY IS CARRIED OUT EVERY DAY BY OUR DEDICATED CITY STAFF, LED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR JOE STEFANO.

GET READY JOE. THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE 20 YEAR TENURE, JOE HAS BEEN A STEADY AND TRUSTED LEADER, GUIDING NEW ALBANY FORWARD. IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED, JOE. MOST OF THIS IS ALREADY UNDER THE TABLE. IT'S UNDER THE TABLE. AS HE PREPARES TO RETIRE AFTER THIS YEAR, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE LASTING IMPACT OF HIS SERVICE. JOE DESERVES A GREAT DEAL OF CREDIT FOR HELPING SHAPE NEW ALBANY INTO THE CITY IT IS TODAY, AND FOR POSITIONING IT SO WELL FOR THE FUTURE. WHILE I WON'T BE HERE TO CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THIS SEAT, FROM THIS SEAT, I DO NOT WANT TO. I DO WANT TO THANK HIM NOW AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIS LEADERSHIP. JOE, AS I SAID TO YOU MANY TIMES, YOU MADE MY ROLE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER EASIER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. OVER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE, YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP, SOUND JUDGMENT, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THAT COMMITMENT IS EVIDENT NOT ONLY TO THIS COUNCIL, COUNCIL AND MAYOR SPALDING, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO OUR RESIDENTS WHOSE TRUST AND SATISFACTION HAVE BEEN REFLECTED YEAR AFTER YEAR IN OUR PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS. THAT STRONG FOUNDATION KEEPS GOING, JOE. THAT STRONG FOUNDATION CAN BE SEEN IN THE PRIORITIES YOU HAVE ESTED FOR OUR CITY, PRIORITIES THAT CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR WORK TODAY. THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE HALLMARK OF ANY GREAT COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME ALSO TO THANK CHIEF JONES, GREG JONES FOR HIS SERVICE, WHO WILL BE RETIRING

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THIS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH OUR CONSISTENT TRIPLE BOND RATINGS FROM MOODY'S AND STANDARD AND POOR'S. YEAR AFTER YEAR BUDGET SURPLUSES AND CARRYOVER BALANCES THAT HELP SECURE THE CITY'S FUTURE. STRONG NET REVENUE GROWTH, DRIVEN BY OUR FAST EXPANDING BUSINESS PARK AND CONSISTENT RECOGNITION. TIRED OF ALL THIS, JOE? AND RECOGNITION AND CONSISTENT RECOGNITION AND FINANCIAL REPORTING. AND THIS AND THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. AND FINALLY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH JOE AND JENNIFER CHRYSLER'S LEADERSHIP. AND JENNIFER, YOU'VE BEEN HERE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE 21 YEARS, AND YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ALL ALONG THE WAY WITH JOE AND JENNIFER CHRYSLER'S LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE ATTRACTED THE INVESTMENT OF WORLD CLASS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING INTEL, GOOGLE, META, AMAZON, AMGEN, AND THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR HEALTH AND BEAUTY CAMPUS, AMONG OTHERS. THE RESULT IS $47 BILLION PLUS IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT, CREATING 36,000,000FT■!S OF DEVELOPMENT AND 26,000 NEW JOBS. THAT IS, THAT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY. THE POPULATION OF NEW PEOPLE THAT COME TO WORK HERE EVERY DAY. THIS IS A RESULT OF FORWARD THINKING AND LONG TERM PLANNING OVER DECADES TO GET US TO THIS EXCITING POINT IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY BY STAYING FOCUSED ON THESE FOUNDATIONAL VALUES. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. GOVERNMENT IS ABLE TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL AND PURPOSE THROUGH JOE'S LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH THE DEDICATION OF OUR CITY STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS, PAST AND PRESENT, NEW ALBANY HAS GROWN INTO A DRIVING FORCE IN CENTRAL OHIO'S ECONOMY AND A MODEL FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR STATE AND NATION. IT'S A VERY TRUE STATEMENT. NOW WE HAVE CITIES FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO WANT TO COME AND ASK ME HOW WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. SO THAT GOES RIGHT BACK TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, JOE. YOU'VE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVANT AND A RESPONSIBLE STEWARD OF BOTH OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. TAX DOLLARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. I WISH YOU WELL IN THE BEST AND ALL THE BEST IN YOUR WELL EARNED RETIREMENT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. THANK YOU JOE, THANK YOU. FINE, FINE. I'M NOT DONE, BUT I'M DONE WITH YOU. ONLY SIX MORE. FINALLY, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY FOR PLACING YOUR TRUST IN ME THROUGH SIX ELECTION CYCLES, ALLOWING ME THE HONOR OF SERVING MORE THAN 20 YEARS ON CITY COUNCIL. THAT TRUST HAS MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME. WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY TODAY, YOU CAN FEEL THE MOMENTUM. NEW HOMES RISING, BUSINESSES BOOMING, NEW ALBANY PLAIN CLINICAL SCHOOLS EXPANDING, NEW POLICE AND FIRE FACILITIES TAKING SHAPE IN PARKS AND TRAILS CONTINUING TO GROW, INCLUDING ROSE RUN PHASE TWO AND VETERANS MEMORIAL. NEW ALBANY IS JUST NOT GROWING.

IT'S FLOURISHING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THESE ARE TRULY INSPIRING TIMES TO CALL NEW ALBANY HOME. ROOTED IN THE ENDURING VALUES THAT SHAPED OUR PAST, WE ARE BUILDING SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY A CITY OF THE FUTURE DEFINED BY OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF, NOT JUST IN WHAT WE'VE BUILT, BUT IN WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY. NEW ALBANY ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS CITY, THE PEOPLE I CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT AND THE SPIRIT OF OUR MOTTO COMMUNITY CONNECTS US. THANK YOU ALL AND WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WIFE TERESA, AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS, MADDIE AND ANNA FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, GOD BLESS

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APPRECIATE THAT. I MEAN, EVERYBODY HERE WAS LIKE, I SHOULD HAVE DONE VIENNA COUNCIL, RIGHT? NOT PERSONALLY, BUT I'M SAYING SERIOUSLY, THEY'RE CHIPPER. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL MY WHOLE TENURE HERE AND HAVE MADE THINGS. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR, YOUR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, YOUR NICKNAME IS FATHER CHRISTMAS, HENCE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE WHITE BEARD. CHIP IS HE'S DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS TO NEW ALBANY, WHETHER IT'S FLOWER BASKETS OR LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, YOUR EYE TO ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THAT RESPECT MAKES LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE. AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED SERVING WITH YOU ON CITY COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE IT. YEP. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR. I MEAN, I'M SURE. SO I MEAN, YOU ARE WE DO NOT. IF YOU WERE TO MEET US IN THE STREET OR LIKE SEE WHAT YOU KNOW OR WHO WE FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM, YOU WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS WE DO TOGETHER. BUT YOU HAVE REALLY TAUGHT ME IN OUR TIME TOGETHER TO JUST NOT ACCEPT WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT SOMEBODY, BUT THINK ABOUT LIKE, HOW YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM AND WHO THEY ARE AS A PERSON.

AND I THINK THAT I DEFINITELY HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER. THANK YOU ANDRE. YOU'RE VERY GOOD. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE A HARD WORKER. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT AFTER I'VE BEEN ONLY NINE AND A HALF YEARS SHORT TIME COMPARED TO YOUR 20. BUT TO LOOK DOWN AND NOT SEE YOU DOWN THERE ON THE OTHER OTHER SEAT AT THE DAIS AND LOSING 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SITTING IN THAT CHAIR IS A LOSS TO THE CITY. I THINK THERE'S A CERTAIN ELEMENT OF COUNCIL WHERE THERE ARE CERTAIN CHAIRS THAT CHANGE AND PEOPLE COME AND GO, BUT HAVING A STABILITY AND A FOUNDATION FOR SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN HERE SO MANY YEARS IS A BONUS AND A BENEFIT TO THE CITY. AND HE SHE STOLE MY THUNDER FOR FATHER CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THE CENTER OF TOWN WOULDN'T LOOK LIKE IT DOES AT HOLIDAY TIME IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU. AND ADRIAN PROMISES THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ADDING LIGHTS. SUMMER AND WINTER. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT. THERE YOU GO. SEE IT FROM OUTER SPACE. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU, MIKE, TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. JEFF. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE ON ANY ISSUE, WE ALWAYS COME OUT AS FRIENDS. I THINK ALL OF OUR COUNCIL'S BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU SET THAT TONE. YOU WERE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS HERE WHEN I GOT HERE. THAT SET THAT TONE. AND YOU ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDLY.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WITH THE BEST OF SPIRITS AND WITH THE GREATER GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY IN MIND, NOT YOUR OWN PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, AGENDA. AND YOU SET THAT TONE FROM DAY ONE. AND IT REALLY IT TAUGHT ME A LOT. AND I WILL MISS YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SPIRIT HERE. YOUR, YOUR, YOUR GREAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE HERE IN OUR MEETINGS VERY MUCH. AND I WISH YOU AND TERESA ALL THE BEST.

YOU DESERVE IT. AND I HOPE IT'S A GREAT FUTURE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT AND I HOPE THE FUTURE COUNCIL'S THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE 20 YEARS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN A NONPARTISAN COUNCIL. WE ALL HAVE OUR IDEAS OF HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RUN DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE END, IT'S ALL COME DOWN TO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE LEAVE OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING. SO THERE'S I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I HOPE THAT HOPEFULLY THAT CONTINUES WELL INTO THE FUTURE AFTER ALL OF US ARE NO LONGER SITTING ON THIS SIDE. I'LL GO NEXT, JOE. I'LL LET YOU GO LAST BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY BE THE LONGEST, SO YOU BETTER HAVE A BIG SPEECH. I HAVE FOUR PAGES JUST FOR YOU. KNOW, CHECK YOU. YEAH. SORRY TO SEE YOU LEAVE. I'M PROBABLY ON THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE OF YOU. OR YOU HAD A VERY STRONG PIECE OF THAT. I KNOW OUR FRIENDSHIP GOES BACK FARTHER THAN OUR TIME ON COUNCIL. HAVING LIVED NEXT TO MY BROTHER IN LAW FOR SO MANY YEARS. I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO YEAH, BIG LEGENDARY EARL, BIG EARL. SO IT'S IT'S SAD TO SEE YOU GO, BUT I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOUR NEXT PHASE IN YOUR LIFE, THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT HERE AND IN NEW ALBANY, YOU CAN HONESTLY SAY YOU'RE LEAVING IT IN A BETTER PLACE THAN WHEN YOU GOT ON. YOU REALLY ARE. AND THAT'S ALL THAT WE EVER HOPE THAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE'RE SERVING IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THE THING I PROBABLY LIKE MOST

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I KNOW, JOE, STOP. WE SHOULD MAKE HIM TALK LIKE. THIS. IT'S PLUGGED IN. YEAH, IT'S ATTACHED WITH USB. ONE LAST TIME. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU STAYING? I'M OUT OF HERE. KIND OF NEED HIM FOR QUORUM. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ALL THAT. THE GUESTS AND THE RESIDENTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE HEARING AND VISITORS. I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME SPEAKER CARDS AND THESE ARE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE THEM AS THEY WERE RECEIVED. SO THE FIRST UP IN JUST A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY SPEAKS BEFORE YOU ON THE SAME TOPIC HAS ALREADY COVERED WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO COVER, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO, YOU KNOW, ADD ON, BUT WE TRY TO LIMIT IT TO ABOUT, WE DON'T HAVE A HARD SET RULES. WE TRY TO LIMIT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OR SO. AND THERE IS INTERACTION BETWEEN COUNCIL STAFFHE THE SPEAKER. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS WHILE YOU'RE STILL HERE. BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND KICK IT OFF WITH JACK GOMOLSKI. IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SURE. MY NAME IS JACK KOBELSKI. I'M AT 5711 BABBITT ROAD. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO BE THE FIRST STEP, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THIS GOES. LUCK OF THE DRAW. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THIS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JACK KOWALSKI. I. I LIVE IN THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE ON BABBITT ROAD DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE NEW CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAY ON BABBITT, ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE SOUTH OF 161. IT WAS INSTALLED LAST OCTOBER. IT'S A 30 FOOT WIDE PAVED ROAD THAT'S USED FOR ALL TYPES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING DUMP TRUCKS AND CEMENT TRUCKS AND EMPLOYEE TRANSPORT BUSSES THAT RUN IN AND OUT OF THERE EVERY TEN MINUTES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND EVEN AN OCCASIONAL SEMI TRUCK. YES, SEMI TRUCKS ARE USING THIS DRIVEWAY OFF OF WHAT USED TO BE OUR QUIET, RURAL TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEE VEHICLES RACING IN AND OUT OF THAT ENTRANCE AND AROUND 4 TO 5 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT'S ABSOLUTE CHAOS THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S BEEN UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD. I WANT TO INTERRUPT MY THING. I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THIS WAS GOING ON. I

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THEY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SCREECHING TIRES, LOUD MUSIC. THEY DO HAVE TWO GUYS THERE NOW AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY THAT JUST I THINK THEY JUST STARTED A WEEK OR TWO AGO HELPING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC OR AT LEAST STOP THE THE EXITING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, RACING OUT DOWN TO BABBITT ROAD WHERE THERE'S OTHERWISE 45 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC COMING AND GOING. SO THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL ANYWAYS, BUT STILL NOT IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SITUATION IS RIDICULOUS AND IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT REALLY MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THAT DRIVEWAY AND I SEE NEAR ACCIDENTS THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY. I HAVE MY HOME OFFICE THERE. IT LOOKS RIGHT OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I SEE THESEACCIDENTS ALMOST EVERY DAY. IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS GIVEN ASSURANCES BY THE CITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THREE, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, THAT THE ONLY ACCESS TO THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME WAS GOING TO BE UP AT THE MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE GANT PARKWAY. THEY HAVE A LARGE DIVIDED FOUR LANE ROAD UP THERE THAT'S MUCH BETTER EQUIPPED FOR THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY, THIS KIND OF TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTES ON JULY 17TH, 2023, NOT EVEN THREE YEARS AGO.

QUOTE, VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO AND FROM THIS ZONING DISTRICT ALONG GANTT PARKWAY AND ACCESS POINT ALONG BABBITT ROAD SHALL BE PERMITTED ONLY FOR USE BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES, REGULAR VEHICULAR ACCESS AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE ACCESS SHALL NOT PERMITTED TO AND FROM BABBITT ROAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED SINCE THEN, MAYBE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. ALSO FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES ON AUGUST 15TH, 2023.

ORDINANCE 2023. NO VEHICULAR OR TRUCK TRAFFIC, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS, ARE ALLOWED TO ACCESS BABBITT ROAD. ACCESS FROM BABBITT IS ONLY PERMITTED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES. THERE'S NOTHING AMBIGUOUS ABOUT THAT ORDINANCE. IT'S ON THE NEW ALBANY WEBSITE AND WAS AGREED TO BY THE RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS. IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME AND INCONSIDERATE AND IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE CITY'S STANCE OF TAKING CARE OF ITS RESIDENTS, THAT A DECISION WAS SUDDENLY MADE TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC ALONG BABBITT ROAD. PROMISES WERE MADE BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND UNILATERALLY BROKEN WITHOUT ANY RESIDENT INPUT. THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO CHIME IN ON THIS CHANGE. IT WAS SIMPLY MADE WITH NO REGARD TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. IN OUR MOST AFFECTED, THE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY. SO I WAS TOLD BY A PERSON WISER THAN ME THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING, YOU SHOULD ALSO BRING A SOLUTION. 90% OF THE ROAD THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC TO THAT SITE. THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE, 90% OF THAT ROAD, IT'S STILL INTACT. THE OTHER 10% HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY THE NEW ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION ON BABBITT, ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF 161, AND THAT'S INEVITABLE. THEY HAD TO DAMAGE THAT PART OF THE DRIVEWAY TO ACCOMMODATE THIS ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION. SO MY SOLUTION IS SIMPLE CONNECT THE PORTION OF THE OLD ACCESS DRIVEWAY TO THE CURRENT GANTON PARKWAY BY BYPASSING THE ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE MASSIVE, UNUSED FIELDS OVER THERE, THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE TO HAVE A NEW DRIVEWAY INSTALLED WITH THE CURRENT EQUIPMENT IN PLACE. THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT'S THERE ALREADY, AND THE DEEP POCKETS OF THIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THIS COULD LITERALLY BE COMPLETED IN A MATTER OF DAYS. PROBLEM SOLVED. IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF OUR RURAL PROPERTY THAT THIS DRIVEWAY OFF BABBITT ROAD AND OTHER ACCESS POINTS BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MUST BE REROUTED TO THE PARKWAY ENTRANCE, AS PROMISED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MR. ROSSI. I KNOW STAFF PUT TOGETHER A MEMO. WERE WE ABLE TO GET THAT OUT TO HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YET? I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY OR NOT. YEAH. THE MEMO THAT WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY. YES, YES, I DID GET A COPY OF THAT FROM A RESIDENT NOT FAR FROM HERE. OKAY. YEAH, WE HAVE COPIES TONIGHT. HARD COPIES IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE ONE. AND THEN WE RESPONDED TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED DIRECT QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS FROM. AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPREHENSIVE MEMO IT WALKS THROUGH JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW, THE, THE ZONING ENTITLEMENTS THAT YOU THAT YOU STATED, THE FIRST PART OF IT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WAS VERY PUBLIC THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO REZONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE LANDOWNER, THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR. AND SO THAT WENT THROUGH THE ROCKY FORK BLACKLICK ACCORD, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN COUNCIL IN APRIL 25TH OF 2025. AND SO ALL THOSE PROPERTIES WERE NOTICED. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES ON BABBITT ROAD. AND THE REASON WHY THIS REQUEST WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ZONING BACK IN 2023, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEST SIDE OF BABBITT ROAD, NORTH OF THE DORAN PROPERTY THERE OR THE EAST SIDE OF BABBITT ROAD, NORTH OF THE DORM PROPERTY, THERE WAS REALLY ONLY THIS ONE

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AND THEN AND IT'S IN THE MEMO AS WELL. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING. OTHER PIECES IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MEMO. AND THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WE DID RUN INTO SOME UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN DESPITE THE FACT THAT BABBITT ROAD WAS AVAILABLE FOR ACCESS TO US AS A PART OF THIS REZONING. SHE WAS STILL USING GANTON PARKWAY BECAUSE WE ALL BELIEVE FROM A MANAGEMENT AND TRAFFIC STANDPOINT THAT THAT WAS THE SAFEST OPTION FOR THEM. THERE WERE SOME UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAPPENED WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON THE EXTENSION OF GANTON INTO THAT ROUNDABOUT, WHICH CAUSED US TO THEN CHANGE THEIR ACCESS. WE ARE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD RIGHT NOW AND IN FACT WE HAVE ORDERED WORK TO BE DONE OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. WE BELIEVE IN ORDER TO RESTORE THAT ACCESS SAFELY, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE GANTON PARKWAY.

AGAIN, THEY DON'T OWN THAT STRIP OF GROUND ANYMORE, BUT THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY HAS AGREED TO GIVE THEM A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS AND EASEMENT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REROUTE THAT TRAFFIC. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO WE'RE SO THANKFUL THE FLAGGERS. THEY ADDED THE ADDITIONAL FLAGGERS SINCE WE STARTED RECEIVING CONCERNS AS WE WERE TRYING TO WRITE THIS MEMO. BUT THEIR FLAGGERS. RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN OUT THERE A LOT. AND SO WE REALIZED THAT THEY'RE WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY DOING WHAT THE POLICE SHOULD BE DOING. SO JUST TODAY, POLICE HAS STARTED TO ORDER SPECIAL DUTY AND WHICH IS PAID FOR BY THAT DEVELOPER TO BRING ACTUAL SPECIAL DUTY OFFICERS. AND THAT WILL ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, THE POLICE CHIEF HAS ORDERED ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDING AND BECAUSE OF THE TRUCKS THAT ARE DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE ROADS, CUT THROUGH THE SCREECHING TIRES, THE NOISE. IT'S THE SPEEDING. IT'S THE SPEEDING. YEP. AND SO WE'VE SEEN ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA, BUT THE SPECIAL DUTY POLICE OFFICER IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO OBSERVE IT WITH THEIR EYES AND EARS AS WELL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK AND INFORM ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE'VE NOTICED, AND WE REALLY ARE WATCHING THE PLACER AI DATA TO SEE WHERE TRAFFIC IS GOING. JUST LAST WEEK ALONE, THERE WERE FOUR INCIDENCES GOING EASTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 161 AT RUSH HOUR BEN ADDITION TO THE TRAFFIC THAT'S LEAVING AND ENTERING, BUT LEAVING AT THAT TIME THAT PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO GET OFF THE 161 EXPRESSWAY AND THEY WERE GOING ANY WAY THEY COULD TO TRY TO GET DOWN TO OTHER ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IN ORDER TO GO EAST. AND SO THAT WAS FOUR INCIDENCES JUST LAST WEEK ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THAT WAS THAT WAS RIGHT AROUND RUSH HOUR.

THAT WAS ENCOURAGING THAT TRAFFIC PATTERN. WE THINK THAT BY THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WHEN GANTON PARKWAY IS DONE, AND THERE'S ALSO A LIST OF ALL THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING, THE TIME FRAME FOR THOSE SO THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND SOME MAPS FOR REFERENCE POINTS. AND THAT'S JUST REALLY WHERE WE'RE STARTING. WHEN THAT SITE ACTUALLY DOES DEVELOP. THEN WE, THE, THE OWNER OF THAT SITE HAS BEEN VERY, VERY AMENABLE TO WORKING WITH US ON ALTERNATIVE, PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION ACCESS.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS AND AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. SO I HAVE COPIES OF THESE IF AVAILABLE. AND IF YOU WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU OR ANY OTHER RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO MEET WITH OUR STAFF. OKAY. SO CAN WE MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT MR. WALSH'S EMAIL? CAN WE MAKE SURE WE SEND HIM THE MEMO AND THEN THE THE PERTINENT PLANNING COMMISSION NOTES AS WELL? WE SURE WILL. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. GOOD. NEXT UP, BRAD SIBLEY. GOOD EVENING, MR. SIBLEY. YES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S LOUDER FOR YOU THAN IT IS FOR US BECAUSE THE SPEAKER'S KIND OF HIT YOU. SO IF YOU'LL PUT UP WITH THE EXTRA SOUND. BUT I WILL TURN IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. AND IF YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GIVE YOUR ADDRESS. YEAH. MY NAME IS BRAD SIBLEY AND I LIVE AT 7764 PINE MEADOW DRIVE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS, ALTHOUGH I'M PROBABLY NOT AS PUT TOGETHER AND PREPARED AS THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME. NICE LITTLE THING ALL PUT TOGETHER. SO I WAS I'M BASICALLY HERE TO BRING CONCERNS THAT I'M SURE ALL OF

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JUST A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF LIVING NEAR A DATA CENTER AND OH MY GOD, YOU WILL READ ALL NIGHT LONG FROM THE NOISE POLLUTION THAT EVERYBODY'S VERY AWARE OF. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT. I, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM THE NEW ALBANY COUNCIL HAS COME OUT. I KNOW THAT PLAIN TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN OUT A FEW TIMES, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM BEFORE.

YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THE NOISE, BUT EVEN TO THE LIGHT POLLUTION, THE POTENTIAL FOR, WELL, CONTAMINATION AND OR THE WATER TABLE DROPPING BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WATER THAT THESE PLACES USE, THE ELECTRICAL BILLS THAT ARE GOING UP. AND LIKE I SAID, I, IT LITERALLY TOOK ME FIVE MINUTES TO GOOGLE HAZARDS OF LIVING NEAR A, NEAR A DATA CENTER. AND THE FIRST FEW THINGS ON THERE, NOISE POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION, WATER, WATER POLLUTION, YOUR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FROM THE NOISES AND THINGS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE FROM, I BELIEVE, LIKE THE JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP AREA THAT HAVE COME IN. I HEARD THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME PROBABLY RIGHTFULLY SO, VERY EMOTIONAL CONVERSATIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS FROM RESIDENTS JUST IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP WHO ARE EVEN CLOSER THAN WE ARE IN IN SOME AREAS. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS? AND IT THERE IS NO DENYING LIKE, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN WE'VE TALKED TO SOMEBODY FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP AND IT'S, OH, WELL, YEAH, I GUESS MAYBE I CAN HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF THE NOISE OR. WELL, WE'VE BEEN OUT.

WE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. NOBODY HERE IS WASTING THEIR TUESDAY NIGHT TO COME OUT AND TELL YOU THAT THEY HEAR SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T. NOBODY IS TELLING YOU THAT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, SOUND LIGHT, AIR POLLUTION WHEN THERE'S NOT BECAUSE NOBODY'S GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF IT. I'M NOT HERE TO SAY, HEY, I'LL GO AWAY. JUST TAKE CARE OF ME. I'M NOT GETTING ANYTHING FOR THIS OTHER THAN SPENDING MY TUESDAY EVENING HERE. WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS? WHAT ARE THE ASSURANCES? BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY HAD ASSURANCES WITH THE NOISE. AND THEN LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US. I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE NOISE ISSUES. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WELLS START TO DRY? WHEN THEY PULL AND OUR WATER TABLE GOES DOWN? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY START TO POLLUTE THE WATER AND THE WELLS? BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE COOLERS THAT THEY USE, THOSE EVAPORATE AND WITH THE CHEMICALS THAT THEY HAVE TO USE TO CLEAN THOSE COOLERS ARE JUST FOREVER CHEMICALS THAT BASICALLY GET DUMPED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN THE AQUIFER IS POLLUTED. SO NOW EVERYBODY'S HOME VALUE OUT THERE HAS DROPPED OR BECOME NON-EXISTENT BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE 100 OR, YOU KNOW, 1500 GALLON WATER TANKS AT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS HAS TO COME OUT AND FILL IT IN THREE DAYS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO WATER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING GOOD ANSWERS, WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING GOOD ASSURANCES. WHAT THE WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR WHEN THAT HAPPENS. AND BELIEVE ME, I'M UNDER NO DELUSION THAT ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM, EVEN ALL OF US TOGETHER, ARE GOING TO TELL GOOGLE, ADIOS. IT'S NOT HAPPENING. THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MULTI MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE AND TELL THEM YOU GOT TO STOP THAT. AND OH BY THE WAY THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING IN FOR IT. WE'RE NOT WINNING THAT FIGHT. BUT WE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE. WE'VE BUT WE HAVE NO ANSWERS. AND I FEEL LIKE NOT TO BE ACCUSATORY, BUT IT IT FEELS LIKE TYPICAL POLITICS. WE'RE GETTING PATTED ON THE HEAD AND A CUP OF WATER AND GO BACK TO BED. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S RIDICULOUS. WE NEED REAL ANSWERS. WE NEED REAL COMMUNICATION BECAUSE THESE ARE REAL CONCERNS. YEAH. AND SO, BRAD, WE HEAR YOU AND THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE ON DATA CENTERS, A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. THERE'S A LOT OF GENUINE CONCERNS. THE CITY IS ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS NOW. AND I, I KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE

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BUT YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND. I SEE THE SAME STUFF YOU DO. IT USES, YOU KNOW, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS. AND AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE EXPECT THESE. BUT WE FOUND THAT THEY DON'T USE NEAR THE WATER, THE DATA CENTERS, THE ELECTRICITY. IF THESE WERE ANYWHERE IN AEP, THE PJM MARKET, THE ELECTRIC BILL WOULD BE GOING UP, WHETHER THEY WERE IN THE IN YOUR BACKYARD OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THAT SAME MARKET. SO THAT IS BEING RECTIFIED WITH EITHER NUCLEAR POWER. AND SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE METER GAS GENERATED POWER ON SITE TO ADDRESS THAT. SO THOSE, YOU KNOW, THE POWER ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED. SO LIKE I SAID, I DON'T WANT THIS. THERE ARE GENUINE CONCERNS ABOUT DATA CENTERS THAT WE ALL SHARE VERY MUCH. I MEAN, IRONICALLY, WE INVITED THEM TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, YOU KNOW, DECADES AGO BECAUSE THEY WERE A QUIET NEIGHBOR. THEY DIDN'T BRING A LOT OF EESLOYEES AND THEY BROUGHT A LOT OF REVENUE TO THE CITY. AND THEY CONTINUE TO BRING A LOT OF REVENUE TO THE CITY. AND, AND THE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE. IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOWS ARE GETTING I HAVEN'T SEEN A CHECK YET. SO IF GOOGLE'S MAILING CHECKS OUT TO POLITICIANS AND THEY MUST HAVE THE WRONG ADDRESS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, 100%. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M NOT ACCUSING, YOU KNOW, JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS LIKE AND, AND WHAT ARE YOUR, HOW ARE THEY ASSURING YOU? BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS, THIS COUNCIL IS MUCH MORE COMMUNICATION WITH THEM THAN ANY OF US ARE. SO THAT'S WHY I SAY, HOW ARE HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT PULLING THE WOOL TO YOU GUYS? THEY'RE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WELL, THE WATER'S COMING FROM WHERE THE WATER'S COMING FROM.

THERE'S NO THE EPA IS ON SITE. I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, IT IS MONTHLY DAILY. THE EPA LIVES ON THESE DATA CENTERS, SO THEY ARE UNDER A MICROSCOPE. IT'S NOT LIKE THIS DARK THING WHERE THEY CAN'T GET ACCESS. SO I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, I KNOW I UNDERSTAND THE GOOGLE DATA CENTER THAT I FEEL LIKE WE MAY MAYBE THE NEXT COMMENT. THERE IS A NOISE ISSUE. AND IRONICALLY, LIKE WE'VE HAD VERY FEW NOISE, YOU KNOW, ISSUES WITH OUR DATA CENTERS OVER THE YEARS. YEAH, 100%. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE LAST, THE LAST, THIS LAST VERSION, THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY FIRED UP. YEAH. EVERYBODY GOOGLE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE'S AN ISSUE. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S AN ISSUE AND WE ARE ALL WORKING COLLECTIVELY. AND I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. BUT THERE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE SOLUTION IN THE PROCESS OF BEING WORKED OUT WITH GOOGLE TO RECTIFY THAT.

AND MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE RIGHT THERE. IN THE PAST, HOW MANY DATA CENTERS WOULD YOU SAY PRIOR TO THESE LAST TWO? HOW MANY DO WE HAVE THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH? I THINK WE'RE OVER 40. WE'RE WE'RE NEARING 40 DATA CENTERS AND 15 COMPANIES. SO WE KNOW THAT OUR CODE IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR JUST NOT DECIBEL NOISE, BUT INTENSITY OF NOISE, VIBRATION. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION. GOOGLE HAS AFFIRMED THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION. THEY'VE WORKED, YOU KNOW, UNDOCUMENTED WITH US OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHICH WE CAN MAKE ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU. MOST RECENT DOCUMENTATION HAS COME SPECIFICALLY FROM GOOGLE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH SOME LITTLE REMEDIES LIKE MATS AND CHANGING FAN SPEEDS. THE FIRST THREE COOLING TOWERS THAT THEY PUT UP THERE WASN'T. THERE WAS NO NOISE. AND THE CODE, THE WAY OUR CODE IS WRITTEN, IS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET THE SAME INTENSITY OF NOISE LEVEL AS THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY AT STREET LEVEL. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THAT'S PRACTICALLY ZERO. AND SO WE'VE HAD PRACTICALLY ZERO FOR THE LAST WE'VE BEEN IN THE DATA CENTER BUSINESS, IF YOU WILL, SINCE 2010. AND SO IT WASN'T UNTIL JULY OF 2025 WHEN THEY DID FIRE UP THESE NEW MECHANICALS, THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER, WHEN SOME RESIDENTS CAME TO CITY COUNCIL AND WE MET IMMEDIATELY WITH THEM AND STARTED WORKING IMMEDIATELY WITH GOOGLE FROM A IN OUR LAW, DIRECTOR CAN ANSWER THIS FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE AS. BECAUSE IT'S A ZONING

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WE HAVE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE THAT CAP THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THEY CAN USE, EVEN ON A MAXIMUM DAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE REAL TIME SEWER MONITORING THAT TELLS US WHAT EFFLUENTS ARE BEING PUT INTO THE SYSTEM. AND NOTHING THAT WE'RE READING IN ALL THESE OTHER PLACES IS EVIDENCED BY ANYTHING THAT WE'RE FINDING, BOTH ON THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY SIDE AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS SIDE. AND SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR SYSTEM IS SET UP. WE IN 2015 WENT OUT AND ASKED THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TO APPROVE A WATER SERVICE PLAN FOR 16 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER TO SERVE THE LICKING COUNTY PORTION OF NEW ALBANY, WHICH IS OUR BUSINESS PARK. THAT WAS IN 2015, 2016. IT'S 2026, AND WE'RE ONLY AT ABOUT 8 MILLION GALLONS TOTAL CAPACITY IN OUR SYSTEM. SO THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN HALFWAY TO THE POINT OF USING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE'VE BUILT OUR SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE AT OUR BUILD OUT OF OUR BUSINESS PARK, WHICH ALSO MEANS FROM THAT'S EVIDENCE THAT THEY'RE NOT USING THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THEY'RE USING.

THERE'S MAYBE 5 OR 6 PEAK DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR THAT THEY MIGHT USE A SPIKE IN WATER, AND THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TO REFILL THEIR TANKS, DO MAINTENANCE ON THEIR TANKS, AND IT'S COORDINATED WITH THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. THE REGULAR USE FOR THEM IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN A TYPICAL MANUFACTURING ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. SO WE CAN WATCH ALL OF THAT. WE CAN MONITOR IT. AND IT'S NOT JUST INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING US AND WE'RE BELIEVING THEM. WE ACTUALLY, SINCE 2010, HAVE THE DATA TO SHOW WHAT WHAT IS BEING USED, WHAT'S BEING DISCHARGED AND HOW THAT'S BEING MONITORED. AND THEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE

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THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO. THE NOISE ISSUE IS AN ISSUE. WE ARE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FRUSTRATION OUT THERE. WE FEEL IT, WE HEAR IT. WE'VE HAD EMOTIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS AND WE SEE THAT. AND IT'S A IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME AND WE DON'T MINIMIZE THAT AT ALL. WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WE ARE ALSO VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH A COMPANY THAT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES IT AND HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT IN WRITING, AND IS TAKING THE STEPS TO FIX IT. MY I APPRECIATE ALL THAT 100%. AND IT DOES. IT ANSWERS A LOT OF QUESTIONS. IT ALSO BRINGS UP ONE POINT AND ALL OF THE TRAFFIC. WE WERE TOLD TRAFFIC, NO ISSUE, NOT TRAFFIC ISSUE. NEVER HAD A SOUND ISSUE NOW WE DO. AND AGAIN I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANYBODY HERE FAULT. OBVIOUSLY NOBODY HERE IS WORKING IN EDISON. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOW IT'S A WATER ISSUE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND I APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM OR WHATEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SURE. THE. YOU KNOW, THE THE POLLUTION IN THE AIR FROM, I BELIEVE DIDN'T. I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING WITH A THERE'S A DIESEL, THE POWER PLANT ESSENTIALLY THAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING UP THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE USING SO MUCH ENERGY. SO IT'S JUST LIKE A NATURAL GAS NATURAL. SO AN ON SITE. SO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO INCIDENTS NOW OF, HEY, THIS WON'T HAPPEN. OH, GOOGLE MESSED UP. HEY, THIS WON'T HAPPEN. OH, GOOGLE MESSED UP AGAIN. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S THE WATER OR WHEN IT'S THE AIR POLLUTION AND MY DAUGHTER GETS CANCER BECAUSE SHE'S YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S A, IT'S A, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I MEAN, IT'S A BIG CONCERN THAT THEY'VE ALREADY NOW TWICE IN THESE, THESE FEW, THESE FEW BULLET POINTS HAVE ALREADY GOOGLE NOT THIS COUNCIL. GOOGLE HAS GOOFED UP TWICE. THEY'RE CAUSING WITH TRAFFIC PATTERNS THINGS LIKE THEY'VE CHANGED SOME STUFF. SO YOU KNOW, NOW THE GENTLEMAN HERE SAID, HEY, THIS IS THIS IS CONCERNING. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. AND AND THE COUNCIL HAS ACTUALLY HAS DONE SOMETHING FOR THE TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE HAD THE ISSUES AS FAR AS HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING WITH THAT. AND THEN THE SAME THING WITH THE NOISE AND THE LIGHT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MY CONCERN IS JUST ONE OF THESE DAYS THAT THAT OOPS, THAT GOOGLE DIDN'T FORESEE. AND NOW THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO AFTER THEM AND SAY, HEY, NO, YOU'RE FIXING THIS. AND IT AND RIGHTFULLY SO. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU GUYS ARE WORKING AND YOU GUYS ARE, YOU'RE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. BUT IN THAT TIME, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS THE WATER OR THE LAND OR WHATEVER ELSE IT COULD BE, THAT'S OUR CONCERN. AND I THINK WHAT MISS CHRYSLER IS SAYING IS THAT WE ARE MONITORING THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? SO WE CAN CATCH THEM, RIGHT. AND WE CAN WE HAVE EVERY ASSURANCE THAT THAT WON'T HAPPEN, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THOSE THINGS OVER THE COURSE OF A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. RIGHT. AND THE THE THERE HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM TO DATE. NOW, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE WILL BE REACTIVE AND WE WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE LIKE WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THIS.

RIGHT? SO I THINK WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE AND NOT JUST WAITING FOR THEIR ISSUES. IF YOU IF THERE'S ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD WANT US TO DO AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU SHARE THOSE OR, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE? WELL, I KNOW AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT. GOOGLE HAS AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT DIRECTED FOR RESIDENTS. IF THERE IS SEE HERE, THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SHARE. WE CAN, WE CAN ACTUALLY WE CAN SHARE THAT THEY CREATED IT SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS. AND WHAT THEY WANTED IS IF PEOPLE ARE HEARING NOISE IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE THEIR SOUND ENGINEERS WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHEN THE NOISE WAS HAPPENING AND REALLY TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO DIG DEEP. SO THERE IS AN EMAIL THAT GOOGLE HAS CREATED. I WANT TO CLARIFY TOO, THAT THE TRAFFIC THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE PREVIOUS RESIDENT IS NOT TRAFFIC THAT'S GENERATED BY THE GOOGLE FACILITY. IT'S ACTUALLY TRAFFIC THAT'S BEEN GENERATED BY TTS, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

SO, AND JUST TRAFFIC IN GENERAL IS CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC. I MEAN, KNOCK ON WOOD, THESE WILL BE BUILT SOMETIME SOON IN THAT TRAFFIC. AND THAT'S THE REASON WE WANTED THESE FOLKS HERE IS BECAUSE INSTEAD OF A BIG OFFICE BUILDING THERE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 10,000 CARS A DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 180 CARS A DAY. SO ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE, THEY ACTUALLY WILL BE REALLY NICE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC ISSUE WILL NOT BE NEAR AS BAD AS IF YOU HAD A MAJOR PRODUCTION FACILITY OR AN OFFICE BUILDING SITTING ON THAT SIDE. I PROBABLY DO USE GOOGLE

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ALL OF OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON A FULL LIGHTING INVENTORY TO CHECK THE PHOTOMETRIC PLANS THAT WERE APPROVED. IN THE CURRENT LIGHTING SITUATION THAT'S OUT THERE. CONSTRUCTION LIGHTING STANDARDS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE FINAL APPROVED PLAN, SO WE WILL SEE MORE LIGHTING ON THE SITES BECAUSE THOSE ARE OSHA LIKE OSHA REQUIREMENTS, THAT CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION SITES HAVE TO BE LIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE PERMANENT LIGHTING. THERE IS SOME PERMANENT LIGHTING OUT THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND MONITOR, BUT WE'RE DOING A FULL LIGHTING INVENTORY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERMANENT LIGHTS THAT ARE UP ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN. WE'RE ALSO, DESPITE OSHA REGULATIONS, WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE CONSTRUCTION SITE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT THEIR TURN THE RIGHT WAY. THEY'RE DOWNCAST. DO THEY REALLY NEED THAT AMOUNT AND REALLY ASSESSING IT? AND IN FACT, WE WERE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL IN ONE OF THE SITES RECENTLY TO REMOVE ALMOST A QUARTER OF THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE SITES THAT WEREN'T NECESSARY. THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OVERKILL.

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA REGULATIONS. AND FINALLY, WE DID RECEIVE VERBAL CONFIRMATION THAT GOOGLE IS WORKING ON POTENTIALLY GETTING A TEMPORARY SOUND WALL APPROVED. AND IT WON'T NECESSARILY BE VERY PLEASANT TO LOOK AT, BUT IT COULD BE ALONG THE MORRIS ROAD SIDE AND THEN ALSO ON BABBITT ROAD, WHERE THOSE FURTHER UP, CLOS TO THE MIDDLE OF BABBITT ROAD, WHERE THE GOOGLE PROPERTY IS AT THE END, WHERE THE FIELD KIND OF LEVELS OUT AND THE SOUND MIGHT BE COMING THROUGH THE FIELD TO PUT THAT DOWN, SOUND WALL IN POTENTIALLY MIGHT MITIGATE THE NOISE WHILE WE'RE GETTING THIS COOLING TOWER ISSUE FIXED. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO RUN THAT THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AS WELL AND GET FUNDING FOR THAT. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S A SHORT TERM INTERIM SOLUTION THAT WILL HELP. WELL, THE TOWERS ARE GETTING DECONSTRUCTED AND RECONSTRUCTED AGAIN. OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE THAT THAT I RELAY INFORMATION APPROPRIATELY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO COME AND ASK ME OVER HERE, THE WATER THAT IS USED BY THEM IS 100% BROAD AND THEY PULL NO WATER. YEP, IT IS PUMPED TOO. THEY USE AND THEY PUMP BACK AND IT GOES INTO CITY OF COLUMBUS TO BE SCRUBBED CLEAN, WHATEVER IT'S DONE THERE. SO AS FAR AS THEIR WATER IS CONCERNED, NOTHING PLAIN TOWNSHIP, NEW ALBANY GETS TOUCHED. NO WELLS BEING TAPPED OUT THERE. IT'S NOT GROUND WATER AT ALL, NOT GROUND WATER. AND IT'S NOT DUMPED INTO THE GROUND. IT'S YES, IT'S A LOOP SYSTEM. OKAY. IT'S ALL CITY OF COLUMBUS WATER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAY I CAN RELAY THAT INFORMATION APPROPRIATELY. AND I'M NOT GIVING FALSE INFO. NO. MR. SIBLEY IS PART OF THAT COMMUNICATION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO ACCESS THE RECORDING OF YOUR CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL. IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE STREAMED AND RECORDED, AND THE RECORDINGS ARE SAVED. SO YOU CAN JUST SAY WATCH HERE. HERE'S THE LINK, HERE'S THE LINK AND HERE'S WHERE I STARTED TALKING. AND THEY CAN BE HERE WITH YOU JUST DIGITALLY. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THE, I DON'T KNOW, THE TIME FRAME ON THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE. AND WHEN THAT GOES LIVE, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE MONTH OR TWO, TYPICALLY IT'LL HAVE INFORMATION LIKE, HEY, WHERE'S THE WATER THAT GOES TO THE DATA CENTERS COME FROM? AND THERE WILL BE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT ON, ON THAT PAGE. SO, BUT BRAD, I JUST WANT TO SAY JUST THANK YOU, BY THE WAY, FOR COMING UP TODAY. AND EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE, WE DO GENERALLY LOVE TO HEAR YOU COME UP BECAUSE MANY OF THE THINGS THAT JENNIFER IS TALKING ABOUT WITH SOMEONE COMING TO THE PODIUM AND WE STARTED LOOKING INTO IT. AND SO WE'RE VERY OPEN TO THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME. AND, AND I KNOW DON PRETTY WELL, AND I WOULD HAVE I WENT OUT BECAUSE OF HIM TO, TO LISTEN WHEN HE WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING AND I HEARD I WOULD HAVE NOT DONE THAT HAD WE NOT HAD SOME FEEDBACK. SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE HAVE GREAT NEIGHBORS THAT ARE WORKING IN OUR BUSINESS PARK THAT DO WORK WELL WITH US. SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET THESE THINGS FIXED OUT THERE AS WE GO ALONG. AND IF SOMETHING COMES UP DOWN THE ROAD, PLEASE COME BACK BECAUSE WE'LL LOOK RIGHT INTO THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANKS, BRAD. ALL RIGHT. SPEAKING OF DON DON CUTS. DON CUTS WITH 3898 PINE MEADOW ROAD.

ANDREA, THANKS FOR COMING OUT AND MEETING WITH US. YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THE ELECTION FOR PLAIN TOWNSHIP, SHE SHOWED UP AND WE HAD LIKE A GROUP TOGETHER, WHICH YOU PROBABLY ALL WERE

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I KNOW WE'RE GETTING A NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL HELP, BUT THAT EXPLOSION COULD BE OF SOMETHING ELSE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT EQUIPMENT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IF THAT EXPLODES, IF THERE'S A HUGE FIRE, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY? I'M IN SAFETY NOW. THAT'S MY NEW TITLE. AND READING THAT BOOK AND BEING IN THIS KIND OF MAKES ME THINK, DO WE HAVE THAT? I'VE EXPERIENCED THAT A COUPLE AREAS IN MY BUSINESS, WHAT I WHAT I DO, AND SOMETIMES WE SHORTCUT THAT MOMENT OF WHAT IF THE BIG BANG HAPPENS AND I'M NOT SAYING IT WILL, I HOPE IT DON'T. BUT DO WE HAVE A PLAN SO YOU CAN CHEW ON THAT FOR A MINUTE? MY SECOND QUESTION IS, GOOGLE DID REACH OUT TO TWO RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY, FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP WAS THERE IN THE MEETING. NEW ALBANY WAS THERE IN THE MEETING, AND TOWNSHIP. WHAT HAPPENS? TRUSTEE HANS CHEF, CHEF. CHEF, CHEF. HE WAS THERE AT THIS MEETING. AND RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, ONE THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF EVERYTHING HELLO, I'M FROM GOOGLE. SUCH AND SUCH. WE ARE ADHERING TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE OF COLUMBUS AT 65DB. THAT IS THEIR STATEMENT. PEOPLE WERE THERE AND IT WAS A WITNESS THAT THEY SAID. WE ASKED THE QUESTION, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT FROM? WE WOULD NEVER USE THE COLUMBUS NEWS NOISE ORDINANCE. WE USE WHAT YOU SAID, THE NEW ALBANY NEWS, I THINK IT WAS JENNIFER, YOU SAID SO. THAT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THEY ANNOUNCED THAT AT THE VERY FIRST WORDS OUT OF THEIR MOUTH, MY NAME IS SUCH AND SUCH, AND WE ARE APPLYING COLUMBUS NEWS OR NOISE ORDINANCE AT 65DB. THEY SAID THAT THEY PUT ALL THEIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT. I LIKE THE IDEAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING THE SAME. THEY PUT ALL THEIR NOISE ORDINANCE FOR THEIR FILTERS OF MONITORING ALL THEIR NOISE TEN YARDS PRIOR TO THEIR LINE IS WHAT THEY SAID, AND WE'RE NOT HEARING ANYTHING. OKAY, WE ALL KNOW THIS AND I'M NOT GOING TO PASS ON IT. THAT'S A LIE. YEAH, THAT'S A TOTAL LIE. AND THAT'S THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE. DO WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE BIG OOPS, RIGHT. WE TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE THROUGHOUT OUR AREA. WHEN A SCHOOL GOES TO A LOCKDOWN, RIGHT? WE HASH THIS OUT. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE PREPARE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.

DO WE HAVE THAT FOR THIS BIG OF A THING HAPPENING FOR US? I THINK WE'LL GO BACKWARDS. SO THE FIRST ONE, I THINK 65DB IS INDUSTRY STANDARD. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY THREW OUT THERE, WHICH I DIDN'T THROW IT OUT. THEY SAID, NO, I'M SAYING THEY SAID IT OKAY. BUT THEY'VE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. YEAH. AND THEY ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO REMEDY AND I GUESS SO. SO WRONG ASSUMPTION. YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO GO BY OUR STANDARD AND WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, DO THE TESTING AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NEW ALBANY STANDARD. AND THE 65 DECIBEL IS KIND OF IRRELEVANT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT IN OUR CODE OR IT'S WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. AND I AGREE. YEAH. SO THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION SOMEWHERE IN THAT. RIGHT? RIGHT. AND WE ARE HOLDING THEM TO OUR STANDARD SO THEY CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS THEY WANT, BUT THEY'RE IN NEW ALBANY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THEM TO THE STANDARD AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT, SO I. OKAY. YEAH, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE DECIBEL BIG BANG. SO SHE CAN HELP OUT. YOU KNOW, THE WE ARE

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THEY ALL TRAIN IN THEIR SPECIFIC AREA. AND THE CHIEF CAN SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL BECAUSE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY WORKS WITH THEM ON HAZARD RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR CENTRAL OHIO.

SO IN AN EMERGENCY, A SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY THAT MIGHT HYPOTHETICALLY OVERWHELM OUR RESOURCES, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL IN OTHER RESOURCES FROM AROUND THE AREREU SAID ABOUT THE EMA, JEFF YOUNG IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE EMA. WE'VE TALKED TO HIM MANY TIMES ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OUT IN THE AREA AND ALL OF THAT, HIS STAFF. BUT WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. SO THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCE, WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU ASK FOR HELP THAT YOU GET AN ABUNDANCE OF RESPONSE. SO YOU HAVE THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, WHO IS A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE, HAS EXPERIENCE IN EXPLOSIONS, LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. THE LOCAL SUBURBS ALSO TRAIN AS WELL. AND EACH OF THE SUBURBS HAVE LIKE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF EXPLOSION, THEY ALREADY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE RESPONDING TO WHATEVER IS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. AND SO I'LL TELL YOU, I THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT THAT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, BUT WE DO TABLE TOP EXERCISES, WE DO LIVE EXERCISES TO TRAIN FOR THIS. AND I WOULD, IF I HAD TO PICK A LOCATION THAT SOMETHING TRAGIC AND DEVASTATING LIKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN. I THINK THAT THE, THE NEW ALBANY AND THE GREATER AREA IS REALLY PREPARED FOR. SO ARE WE. DO WE KNOW WHAT CHEMICALS THEY HAVE WITHIN THEIR COMPANY SO WE KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THIS? YEAH. SO WHEN WHEN THEY I'M NOT SURE I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE FIRE SERVICE. THAT'S NOT MY EXPERTISE, BUT, BUT THEY DO HAVE TO PRODUCE THE INFORMATION OF WHAT, WHAT THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH. SO AND THEY HAVE TO DO THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. AND I THINK THAT AGAIN, I'M NOT A FIRE EXPERT, BUT BUT THEY'VE DRILLED THIS. THEY ALREADY PLANNED FOR IT SO THAT NOBODY'S GONNA BE WALKING IN TO SURPRISE. CERTAINLY I'M CONFIDENT OF THAT BECAUSE I LIKE MORE THAN LIKELY THAT NOT THE OFFICERS WOULD BE THE FIRST ON THE SCENE. SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE. BUT I THINK THAT FROM WHAT I'VE PARTICIPATED IN WITH TABLETOP EXERCISES, IN LIVE DRILLS, I THINK THEY HAVE THAT COVERED. I MEAN, THOSE ARE ALL FAIR QUESTIONS. AND I'M ACTUALLY CURIOUS, LIKE THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, I KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THAT LOCAL JURISDICTION HAS TO APPROVE THE SITE PLAN, HAVE PROPER ACCESS SO THEY CAN ADDRESS THE FIRE AND, YOU KNOW, PROXIMITY TO THE BUILDING. BUT I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY IF THEY HAVE TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, THE CONTENTS OF WHAT'S IN THE BUILDING, BUT THEY DO. GREAT QUESTION. SO THE WHOLE BUILDING CODE. SO WE PARTNER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE BUILDING CODE TOGETHER. AND THAT'S BY STATE PRACTICE AND MANDATE. SO WE HAVE CERTAIN ELEMENTS AND CERTAIN RATINGS BASED ON THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE WITHIN A BUILDING. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU GO TO THE PARK AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF MANUFACTURING WITH THE SHAMPOOS AND THE THE TYPES OF MATERIALS THERE, THEY TEND TO BE MORE FLAMMABLE, RIGHT, THAN THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT THAT YOU SEE IN DATA CENTERS. SO THEY ARE RATED DIFFERENTLY IN THEIR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTABILITY STANDARDS THAT ARE IMPLIED, THAT ARE APPLIED BASED ON THOSE RATINGS. IN ORDER TO APPROVE THESE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL NEED TO APPROVE ALL OF THE CHEMICALS, ALL OF THE MATERIALS, ALL OF THE THE EVERYTHING THAT'S RUNNING THROUGH THE BUILDING, NOT ONLY TO LOOK AT FIRE RATINGS. SO THE DOORS AND LOCATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE APPROPRIATE, BUT ALSO SO THAT THEY HAVE A LIST ON FILE OF ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE IN THE BUILDING THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD. OKAY. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, WE HAVE SHUT DOWN THEIR THOUGHTS THAT 65DB DOESN'T EXIST. SO CAN I JUST ADDRESS THAT REAL QUICK? YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY 100% RIGHT. I WAS NOT AT THE MEETING, BUT SARAH CAME BACK AND THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WAS, OH MY GOSH, WHERE DID THAT EVEN COME FROM? AND THEN THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN EMAIL EXCHANGE. I THINK YOU AND MR. LUGARD AND MISS HAYNES HAVE BEEN PART OF AN ITERATIVE PROCESS. AND SO SOMETIMES, LIKE HOW YOU MAKE THE SAUSAGE WILL DETERMINE IF YOU EVER EAT THE SAUSAGE. AND I THINK YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THE SAUSAGE MAKING PROCESS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. AND WE FELT THAT YOU WANTED TO BE PART OF THESE DIALOGS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. SO SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IS JUST PART OF THAT DIALOG AND THEM SAYING, HEY, WHAT IS YOUR CODE SAY ABOUT THIS? AND, AND WE'RE HONESTLY SAYING, WE'VE NEVER HAD TO ENFORCE THIS SECTION OF

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I JUST THINK YOU'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND LEVEL, ALMOST LIKE AN EXTENSION OF OUR STAFF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS DONE. AND A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS JUST AREN'T.

THEY'RE NOT CLEAN, THEY'RE NOT POLISHED, THEY'RE RAW. AND IT'S JUST RAW INFORMATION GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE FOLKS AT GOOGLE AND, AND YOU ALL WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO BE A PART OF IT IF YOU WANT TO. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, BRUSH IT UNDER THE RUG. AND SO YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE DEBATE PIECE OF IT AND HOW WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. AND YOU'VE SEEN PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYBODY BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE GETTING THE POLISHED ANSWER. BUT YOU'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH MEETINGS OR WITH EMAILS AND US REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. AND SO THE LAW DIRECTOR WILL HAVE AN OPINION THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC. HE'S FINALIZING IT THIS WEEK. WE'VE ALREADY VERBALLY SHARED THAT WITH GOOGLE. THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF WHAT OUR STANDARD IS GOING TO BE. WE JUST NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET THERE. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 20 YEARS. THANK YOU SIR. I WORKED AT NEW ALBANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH A LONG TIME AGO, SO YOU PROBABLY SAW ME HANDING WATER OUT SAYING FREE WATER ON THE PARADE ROUTES. YEAH. SO YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ME AROUND. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEN I'VE MOVED ON NOW, BUT I HANDED THAT ALL THE TIME OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANKS, TOM. THANK YOU DON. ALL RIGHT CRAIG. MY NAME IS CRAIG. I LIVE AT 6837 EAST WALNUT STREET IN WESTERVILLE. THIS.

I'M HERE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THE. SEEMS LIKE NOISE IS THE TOPIC OF THE NIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THAT MINE MINE WAS ISSUE. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO HELP ME WITH THE NOISE POLLUTION ISSUE WITH THE AMERICAN REGION. NUISANCE NOISE. THEY'VE THEY'VE HAD PROBLEMIN THE PAST. WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS. THEY HAD A NITROGEN POWERED TURBINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A JET ENGINE THAT RAN ALL THE TIME. EVENTUALLY THEY GOT THAT CORRECTED. SINCE THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS EXPANSION THAT THEY'VE DONE, WE'RE HEARING MORE NOISE. AND IT'S A THERE'S A CONSTANT RUMBLE OR A HUM THAT YOU HEAR THE NOISE IS IS EMANATING FROM AMERICAN REGION.

IT'S 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IT'S NOT TRAFFIC NOISE ON 161. IT'S THE SAME VOLUME ALL THE TIME. AND WHAT IT'S INTERFERING WITH SLEEP AND ENJOYMENT OF HOMES TO THE NORTH OF THAT FACILITY. IT RESONATES INSIDE THE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE, MAKING IT LOUDER THAN WHAT IT REALLY IS. IF YOU GO OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ROOM, THE NOISE COMES INTO THE ROOM AND THEN IT STARTS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH. SO IT'S ACTUALLY LOUDER INSIDE THAN IF YOU GO OUT THE DOOR AND GO OUTSIDE. AND WHERE'S THAT COMING FROM? AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DID, IT COMES FROM HVAC EQUIPMENT OR PUMPS OR BLOWERS, VENTILATION FANS, AND IT'S MADE WORSE BY AN OUT OF OUT OF BALANCE OR DIRTY IMPELLER IN THESE ITEMS. AMERICAN REGENT ONLY HAS ROOFTOP SCREENING ON THREE SIDES OF THEIR BUILDING. THE NORTH SIDE HAS NO SCREENING WHATSOEVER, SO ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT IS EXPOSED, AND IT'S A DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO OUR HOUSE. HERE'S A COUPLE. THAT SHOW ALL THE EQUIPMENT ON THEIR.

THOSE PHOTOS SHOW THAT IT'S A DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO OUR HOUSE. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD HEAR IT AT THE LOT LINE BECAUSE THE BUILDING'S UP 40FT. THE ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT'S ON THEIR. AND YOU DON'T HEAR THAT. IF YOU WERE TO STAND WITH A LOT LINING AND TRY TO HEAR THAT NOISE, IT'S GOING FURTHER AWAY THAN THAN AT THE LOT LINE. SO I'M ASKING IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THAT SITUATION, IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT YOU CAN CHECK THE NOISE, DOHE FIRST WE'VE HEARD AT IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. AND WE'LL WE'RE TAKING NOTE. WE'RE ON IT. YEAH. AND

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YEAH. AND YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN AN ISSUE? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY SINCE THEY STARTED THEIR EXPANSION. OKAY. IT'S LIKE THEY TOOK CARE OF THE TURBINE PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY DID ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT KIND OF DISAPPEARED. AND IT WAS QUIET FOR A WHILE. AND THEN SINCE THEY STARTED THIS CONSTRUCTION, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'VE RAMPED UP. AND PROBABLY ONCE THEY GOT, I BELIEVE IT'S A STORAGE BUILDING AS PART OF WHAT THEIR EXPANSION WAS. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING HARDER AND FASTER NOW AND IT'S ALL DONE. OKAY. SO AND IT'S THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY AND NIGHT. IT'S EXACT DOESN'T GO DOWN OR GO UP AT ANY TIME. YEAH IT DOES. ONCE IN A WHILE. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S EXHAUST EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING THAT'S MAKING THE NOISE. AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT DOES GET A LITTLE BIT LOUDER. AND IT DID THIS LAST SATURDAY, THEY ACTUALLY GOT LOUDER. WE WERE OUTSIDE DOING SOMETHING AND YOU COULD HEAR THAT IT, IT RAMPED UP FOR A COUPLE HOURS, THREE, FOUR HOURS THAT IT WAS RUMBLING. AND SO AND THEN ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT WAS THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND WAS AEP IS PUTTING IN POWER POLES TO THE SUBSTATION RIGHT AWAY. SO AT ABOUT TWO IN THE AFTERNOON. JUST. THIS STUFF STARTED COMING DOWN OUR CREEK.

IT'S OR DITCH. IT'S A TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY FORK I BELIEVE DUMPS INTO WALNUT STREET. AFTER THAT.

THAT WAS DRILLING FLUID. YEAH. FROM THEM PUTTING IN THEIR FOUNDATIONS FOR THE POLES. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY HIT ONE OF THE FIELD TILES. WE HAVE. THERE'S A LARGE FIELD TILE ON OUR PROPERTY ABOUT THAT BIG THAT THEY EITHER HIT THAT AQUIFER OR WHEN THEY WERE DRILLING, SOMEHOW IT BROKE THROUGH A LAYER AND GOT INTO THAT AS WELL. SO THAT WAS WE, WE REPORTED THAT TO THE EPA. SO THEY CAME OUT, THEY DID TESTING, THEY TOOK SAMPLES. THEY DEFINITELY HAD SOME TYPE OF A BLADDER. BUT IT GOES TO ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN WAS SAYING THAT THINGS HAPPEN THAT YOU DON'T EXPECT, AND I JUST I LOOKED DOWN THE CREEK AND NEVER, EVER LOOKED LIKE THAT. AND THIS WAS DRILLING SLUDGE COMING DOWN FROM ONE WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, SO STUFF DOES HAPPEN. AND SO I THINK THAT THEY GOT THEY GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. IS THAT CLEAR NOW. YEAH. STUFF HAPPENS. SO. OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU SIR.

THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKER CARDS I HAVE. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL FOR AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? I HAVE TWO COMMENTS AND THAT WILL BE COUNCIL COMMENT. AT THE END. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO

[7.BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

PLANNING COMMISSION. YES. WELL WE HAD A FUN NIGHT HERE LAST NIGHT. I WAS ACTUALLY AT 36 HOUR, 36 MINUTE MEETING, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, I'M 36 HOURS. I'M SORRY. I KNOW YOU GAVE ME THE FOUR HOUR. I'M SO SORRY. BELIEVE ME, YOU WERE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN I WAS. BUT. COUNCIL MEMBER, IS YOUR MIC ON? JUST DOUBLE CHECK, PLEASE. IT IS. OKAY, GOOD. IT IS. OKAY. SO WE HAD TWO THINGS RELATED TO THE HAMLET ON THE AGENDA. I'M TRYING TO. YEAH. SO WE HAD THE PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO FINAL PLAT APPLICATIONS. THESE WERE ALREADY APPROVED, BUT THEY CAME BACK BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ADD A ROAD, AN INTERNAL ROAD CALLED ASHBOURNE ROAD. THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ALSO IN THE FINAL PLAT ON PHASE PHASE ONE. SO THE APPLICATION PASSED THREE ZERO. THERE WAS A SMALL SMALL GROUP LAST NIGHT TOO. WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE PHASE TWO FINAL

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ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU AGAIN. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE ANY OF THE DESIGN OR LOCATION, I'VE GOT ALL OF THAT WITH ME. SO ALL RIGHT. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. NO MEETING. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. WE DID HAVE A PRETTY BRIEF MEETING ON THE 15TH. A LOT OF IT WAS JUST PLANNING FOR OUR SUSTAINABLE THE EARTH DATA ARBOR. WELL, WE USED TO CALL IT EARTH DATA, ARBOR DAY, EARTH DAY WASTE DRIVES AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPLEX. IT WAS A MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE EVENT THIS YEAR. I THINK WE HIT KIND OF THE SWEET SPOT. I THINK WE HAD RIGHT AROUND 400 CARS THAT CAME THROUGH. THEY WERE LINED UP AT 715 READY TO DROP OFF. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, STAFF AND I'LL GET TO IT IN A SECOND. BUT YOU KNOW, STEVE MAYOR AND OUR STAFF, EVERYBODY AT THE SERVICE COMPLEX DID A FANTASTIC JOB, CHIEF, WITH, YOU KNOW, HAVING YOUR OFFICERS UP THERE HELP. BUT WE WERE PREPARED THIS YEAR. WE HAD A REALLY NICE FLOW TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME UP. SO EVERYBODY'S VERY APPRECIATIVE. THERE WAS NEVER REALLY A LONG DELAY. AND IT WAS A STEADY, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY 100 CARS AN HOUR FROM EIGHT TO NOON. SO DO NOT HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON WHAT WE COLLECTED. BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF. SO THANK YOU.

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YOU CAME STRAIGHT FROM. I CAME STRAIGHT HERE FROM IT. SO SHE'S GOT A FEW PICTURES UP THERE THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THIS THING. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING. REALLY WAS FAR OUT.

THAT'S BETTER THAN I WAS GOING TO START WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FAR OUT. ABSOLUTELY.

DON'T ASK ME, I CAN'T. IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD TIME, BUT IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. YEAH. CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD. THEG TODAY IN WHICH WE TOURED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MANAGER JOE LEE AND AN EMT REPRESENTATIVE AND ARCHEOLOGIST, NO LESS, WHICH I WAS EXCITED FOR. IN FUN NEWS, WHILE WORKING ON THE SITE, THE CONSTRUCTION CREW THAT'S WORKING ON ROSE RUN FOUND A HEADSTONE AND FOOTSTONE PEACE WHILE GRINDING DOWN A TREE STUMP. WOW. AND THAT THE PICTURES ARE TERRIBLE. BUT THERE'S ONE PIECE AND THERE'S KIND OF A PIECE RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT MOUNTAIN THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MARKINGS TO TELL US. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE MISSING AT LEAST SIX HEADSTONES, BUT LOVE SOMEHOW THE CONSTRUCTION. ANY FURTHER ARCHEOLOGICAL DIGS, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME. NOW THAT THEY'VE FOUND THIS KIND OF BRINGS CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA TO HALT WHILE THEY LOOK FOR MORE AND LOOK FOR DISTURBED SOIL, WHICH WOULD TELL YOU THERE WAS A CRAZE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. GRANTED, THESE STONES HEADSTONES HAVE MOVED SOME DISTANCE IN THE TIME THAT THEY WERE PUT IN AND INTO THE STREAM AND BACK OUT AGAIN. SO BUT THE CITY IS DOING ITS DUE DILIGENCE. AND THAT WAS KIND OF COOL. ALSO, WE WERE WALKING THE SITE JUST TO SEE HOW THE NEW ALBANY CEMETERY WOULD FIT INTO THE OVERALL SITE PLAN. AND I THINK THERE WAS KIND OF A NEW UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CRAB SPECIFICALLY WANTS TO PROTECT THE AREA WHERE THE STONES ARE, BUT THE ACTUAL FOUR CORNERS OF THE CEMETERY ARE WELL BEYOND IT. THERE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED PLOTS INITIALLY PLOTTED OUT FOR IT. SO THE CORNERS ARE MUCH FURTHER AND THEY ARE MARKED WITH WHITE WOODEN. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THOSE BOLLARDS? THE WHITE WOODEN BOLLARDS. AND IF YOU WALK OUT THERE, YOU'LL SEE IN SOME CASES THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOLLARD AND THEN THE FIRST STONE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM TO WORK. AND THE CROWD BASICALLY EXPRESSED INTEREST THAT THEY WANT TO PERSIST, YOU KNOW, PROTECT THE STONES AND WHERE THE GRAVES ACTUALLY ARE. BUT THEY'RE OKAY, KIND OF LETTING THE PARK THEN DEVELOP AROUND THAT. AND SO THE DEMARCATION THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS FOR THE, THE PREVIOUSLY ACTIVE PORTION OF THE CEMETERY VERSUS THE ENTIRE INACTIVE PORTION. AND THEY'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN DIGGING BACK UP.

THERE WAS A BUILDING WITH THE CEMETERY. MOST LIKELY USE WAS A COLD STORAGE BUILDING FOR WHEN YOU COULDN'T DIG IN THE GROUND AND BURY PEOPLE, YOU WOULD STORE THEM IN THAT BUILDING.

AND DIRECTOR JOLIE OFFERED THAT MAYBE WE COULD PUT SOME LINER STONES THERE SO PEOPLE COULD FIND OUT WE COULDN'T FIND IT WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE. TOO MANY LANDMARKS HAVE CHANGED, BUT WE KNOW IT'S THERE AND WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING TO PRESERVE THAT, THE LOCATION OF THAT. SO IT WAS A GREAT MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU. VERY NICE. REMEMBER THAT. OH, AND DIRECTOR JOLIE IS WORKING WITH MH TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOR THE DEMARCATION. THEY AREN'T READY YET, BUT THEY'LL BE COMING. OKAY. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO COME DOWN? THERE'S SO MUCH PROGRESS BEING MADE THERE. WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT THE DEMO PERMIT TODAY, SO WE HAVE TO CALL AN INSPECTION OUT AND WE HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO FINISH UP. THERE'S TWO WELLS OUT THERE WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY, BUT IT'S PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. I'LL GET TO SEE THAT BEFORE I. VERY EXCITING. YEAH. PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION.

[8.CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATIONS]

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REGARDING THE NEW PRAIRIE HOUSE REZONING PLAN, WHICH WILL BE BEFORE US NEXT MEETING, THEY ARE REQUESTING A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THAT PROJECT. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND EITHER OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OR THE COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THAT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THE PROJECT AND BUT THERE ARE SOME LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC, SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG. THAT WILL BE PROBABLY COMING YOUR WAY NEXT WEEK, AND I CAN SHARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF STANDSTILL TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND PICK A PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE? SURE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. SECOND READING OF

[9.SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

I THINK SHE'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I MOVED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR ORDINANCE 008 2026 TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. SECOND.

COUNCILMEMBER, I'M SORRY, PRESIDENT PRO TEM YES, YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. WHEELCHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DETRICK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER YES. SIX YES VOTES TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. 008 2026 AND TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? YEAH, I MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 008 2026. WOULD THAT BE AS WE'RE NOT AMENDING, JUST NOT AMENDING.

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COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 008 2026 ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 009 2026. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $42 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, THE COST OF PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE VILLAGE CENTER BY CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, RENOVATING AND IMPROVING DOWNTOWN INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING PUBLIC ROADWAYS, STREETS, PARKING LOTS, PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AND PARKS, AND RELATED CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, WATER MAINS, SANITARY SEWERS AND STORM SEWERS, UTILITY CONDUITS, TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AND CONTROL DEVICES. LANDSCAPING, RESTORING ROADS. RUN AND CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED AMENITIES, AND OTHERWISE IMPROVING THE SITES THEREOF AND ACQUIRING ANY RELATED INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

THANK YOU. I THINK THE TITLE MIGHT BE LONGER THAN MY PRESENTATION. MAYBE NOT. THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES UP TO $42 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PORTION OF THE ROSE RUN TWO PROJECT. THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE OF THE ROSE RUN CORRIDOR, FOCUSED ON PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE VILLAGE CENTER. DESIGN WORK IS COMPLETE AND THE GMP IS EXPECTED TO COME TO COUNCIL EARLY JUNE OR YES, EARLY JUNE, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING SHORTLY AFTER THE ISSUANCE. PROVIDES PERMANENT FINANCING FOR A PROJECT THAT IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND ALIGNS WITH OUR BROADER CAPITAL PLAN. WHILE THE ISSUANCE WILL BE FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BACKED BY THE CITY'S OVERALL CREDIT.

AS WITH MOST PAST DEBT ISSUES, THE CITY DOES NOT PLAN TO REPAY THEM FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

REPAYMENT IS EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT CHARGE REVENUES AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS. TIMING WISE, WE ANTICIPATE PRICING IN EARLY JUNE AND CLOSING LATER THAT MONTH TO MATCH CONSTRUCTION NEEDS. THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM AFTER THE SECOND READING AND THE ADOPTION THIS EVENING, IF POSSIBLE, AND IT MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

JO. IN YOUR FIRST YEAR HERE, YOU HAD TO PROVE $42 MILLION IN BONDS. HOW WOULD THAT HAVE GONE? WHAT KIND OF TIME WOULD YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL COMMENTS? OKAY, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING. LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR ORDINANCE 009 2026 TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER KISS YES COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. SIX YES VOTES TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR ORDINANCE OH NINE 2026. I DON'T KNOW. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 009 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER BARRY YES COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

PRESIDENT PRO TEM YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 009 2026. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE OH TEN 2026, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL SAFETY FACILITIES BY EXPANDING AND IMPROVING REMODELING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT EXPANDS AND ENHANCES OUR EXISTING POLICE BUILDING TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS. SIMILAR TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT, THE GMP IS EXPECTED AT EARLY JUNE AND THIS FINANCING ALIGNS WITH THAT TIMELINE. YOU'LL NOTICE THIS IS A SEPARATE ORDINANCE FROM ORDINANCE OH NINE THAT IS INTENTIONAL. BOND COUNCIL IS ADVISED SEPARATING THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES INTO DISTINCT ISSUANCES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND CLARITY ON PURPOSE. WHILE THEY ARE SEPARATE, THEY WILL BE SOLD TOGETHER ON THE SAME PRICING DAY. SIMILAR TO THE

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THIS ISSUANCE IS EXPECTED TO PRICE IN EARLY JUNE AND CLOSED LATER THAT MONTH, AND THE ORDINANCE ALSO INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM AFTER THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.

OH TEN 2026 TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. SECOND. PRESIDENT PRO TEM YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON 2026 IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF. OH TEN 2026? SECOND, IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY? THANK YOU. I THINK YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. PRESIDENT PRO TEM KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE OH TEN 2026 ANOTHER ORDINANCE. OH 11 2026 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AS THE ENTITY PERFORMING CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES FOR SUCH PURPOSES. THE ONE THAT IS BOTHERING ME. YOU GOT ALL OF THEM TONIGHT. I KNOW, AND I FAILED TO THINK ABOUT MAKING MORGAN DO THEM UNTIL I WAS SITTING HERE READY TO TALK. SO ORDINANCE OH 11 FORMALIZES THE CITY'S ASSUMPTION OF CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FUNCTIONS INTERNALLY. HISTORICALLY, THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BUT THAT AGREEMENT ENDED IN FEBRUARY.

THIS LEGISLATION DESIGNATES THE CITY AS THE ENTITY PERFORMING THOSE FUNCTIONS AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT. IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE TAX RATE, THE REVENUE COLLECTED OR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. THIS IS STRICTLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE SHIFT. THOSE SAME HOTEL TAX FUNDS WILL NOW BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE CITY TO SUPPORT TOURISM EVENTS AND RELATED PROGRAMING. THE GOAL IS TO ENHANCE ALIGNMENT WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, WHILE MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS CAN BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? I DO HAVE A COUPLE HERE. OKAY. SO SORRY, I FORGOT TO ASK YOU THESE TODAY. WHEN WE MET. SO THIS ADDITIONAL TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 3%. IT'S GOING TO BE 50% OF THE THREE. DID I READ THAT RIGHT? SO THIS IS JUST TAKING THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY PUT IN THE HOTEL TAX FUND. THE FUND 280, WHICH IS 25% OF THE FULL COLLECTION. SO IT'S HALF OF ONE OF THE THREE PERCENTS. AND IT'S JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IT INSTEAD OF SENDING IT TO CHAMBER. OKAY. ON THOSE ACTIVITIES IN THAT BUDGET THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ALSO FOR THE THAT'S USED FOR ANY OF OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS, SAME BUDGET, OR IS THIS A SEPARATE BUDGET? THIS IS SEPARATE AND ALL THAT. OKAY. YES. SO THE 75% THAT GETS PUT INTO THE GENERAL FUND IS WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DESIGNATED FOR PARTIALLY THE GRANTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS PROGRAMING. THIS PARTICULAR 25% HAS HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN ACCESSIBLE TO COUNCIL, AND WE'VE JUST SENT IT ON TO THE CHAMBER WHERE THEY SUPPORTED ANY TOURISM ACTIVITIES THAT THEY DID FOR THE CITY. AND I KNOW THIS CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WHAT IS THAT FUND? WHAT'S THE FUND AMOUNT THAT TYPICALLY WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO. IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, IF I HAD TO GUESS. I BELIEVE IT WAS IT WAS CLOSE TO 100,000. OKAY, 120. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. YEAH.

THE TOTALS ABOUT 375 TO 400. HOWEVER, WE DID ADD A NEW HOTEL LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT HOTEL TAX AMOUNT ACTUALLY GOING ON IN MY FINANCE REPORT. LATER YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FUN LISTING IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS FUND TO 80.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT COLLECTIONS FOR A QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE HOTEL TAX, EVEN

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I IS THERE.

I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH 11 2026. OKAY, MIKE. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. FIVE SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE OH 11 2026. ALL RIGHT. MOVING

[10.INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

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SO THE CITY IS PROPOSING MATERIALS TO MATCH THE EXISTING BARN STYLE ARCHITECTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. HERE IS THE PROPOSED PARK RESTROOM FACILITY.

THE FACILITY IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN A VERY VIBRANT AREA OF THE PARK, BETWEEN THE BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND THE FACILITY WILL ACCOMPLISH A GOAL IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO UPGRADE THE CITY'S EXISTING PARKS. HERE ARE THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING, WHICH COMPLEMENT THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE AREA AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE INTENDED USE OF THE FACILITY. HERE IS THE PUBLIC SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY SITE PLAN. THE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH NEEDED SPACE FOR EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND FLEET VEHICLE STORAGE. THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO ADD 22 DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES TO THE EAST. ALONG HERE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE TO SCREEN FROM THE BALL FIELDS ON THAT SIDE OF THE PARK. HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS OF THE STORAGE FACILITY. THERE'S A PROPOSED PROPOSAL OF 12 DIFFERENT BAYS, AND THE BUILDING MATERIALS ARE PROPOSED TO MATCH THE EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDINGS ON THE SITE AND FIT WITHIN THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE AREA.

SO IN CLOSING, THESE BUILDINGS HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE CITY AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK STEVE ISN'T HERE, BUT STEVE AND CHIEF JONES AND THE REST OF THEIR TEAM FOR A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ON THIS PROJECT. SO THANK YOU. I CAN ADD TWO THINGS. FIRST, WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOMESTEAD, WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE, IT WAS WITH THE INTENTION THAT WE WOULD HAVE GROUND AVAILABLE TO EXPAND OUR FACILITIES, AND NOW IT'S KIND OF COMING TO FRUITION. SECOND, THERE WAS A REFERENCE TO TWO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE ORIENTED BUILDINGS THAT WOULD BE LOCATED NORTH OF THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY. WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BECOME THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, WOULD BECOME PART OF THAT HOLISTIC CAMPUS. SO RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AN OUTLIER, BUT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, IT WILL ALL BE KNITTED TOGETHER. SO WHAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY COMING THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE SERVICE CENTER OR OFF THE SERVICE ROAD? YES. YEAH, ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE. YOU CAN JUST SEE IN THAT PICTURE, JUST UP TO THE TOP. TO THE LEFT IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE PICKLEBALL PARKING LOT. YEAH. SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OFFSET, BUT THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT. SO WE HAVE THE, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE THAT'S LOCATED OFF OF BILLHEIMER ROAD. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SERVICE ENTRANCE, WHICH IS OFF OF WALNUT STREET. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER DETENTION POND THERE AS WELL. AT SOME POINT WHEN IT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE HARDSCAPE. THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE A SIMILAR. CONTINUE THE LANDSCAPING PATTERN THAT EXISTS AT THE CORNER. YEAH, AT THE MOMENT. NICE. MORE PLACES TO FISH TOO. YEAH. THAT'S NOT TOO FAR OFF ACTUALLY. YEAH, IT NEEDS SOME MORE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, I'LL SET THE MATTER FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE OH 13, 2026, AN

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COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THIS CODE CHANGE IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT, FROM FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL, YOU MAY RECALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECENTLY APPROVED A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXTENSION FOR A BANK AND AT THE TIME OF THAT APPROVAL, THERE WAS CONCERN REGARDING THE FACT THAT OUR CODE DOES NOT HAVE STANDARDS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO USE AS GUIDANCE. WHEN REVIEWING THAT REQUEST. AND SO PLANNING STAFF DID A PEER REVIEW AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE THOSE REQUESTS. AND MUCH LIKE OUR CODE, THEIR CODE DID NOT HAVE STANDARDS EXCEPT FOR ONE COMMUNITY DID HAVE CODIFIED STANDARDS FOR THEIR FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXTENSION REQUEST. SO BASED ON THAT RESEARCH, WE DID COME UP WITH THIS CODE CHANGE THAT IS PROPOSED BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, AND IT DOES INCLUDE A STRUCTURED EXTENSION WITH DOCUMENTED JUSTIFICATION. SO THEY DO NEED TO PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION BASED ON AT LEAST ONE OF FOUR ITEMS. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE FINANCIAL ISSUES DELAY IN ACQUIRING BUILDING OR UTILITY ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL OR PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, OR OTHER REASONS DEEMED PERMISSIBLE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UPDATING THE CODE TO ADOPT THIS FRAMEWORK WOULD PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WHILE STILL ALLOWING REASONABLE FLEXIBILITY, AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM TG THIS TOGETHER. I THINK IT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE HAD, AND I THINK IT WILL MAKE THE PROCESS SMOOTHER GOING FORWARD. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESEARCH AND SEEING WHAT THE BEST PRACTICES WERE IN CENTRAL OHIO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, I'LL SET THE MATTER FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING. MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS IN PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION R TEN, 2026, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ODOT ROAD SALT CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 2026. DIRECTOR. OLLIE, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. DO WE NEED SALT? I MEAN WE I DON'T KNOW DID WE USE ANY THIS YEAR. WE WILL NEED SALT. YEAH. YES SIR I WON'T. TOUCH. TONIGHT'S. TONIGHT'S RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY

[11.RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING:]

THIS IS A STANDARD APPROACH USED ACROSS THE STATE, AND IT ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE THAT STATEWIDE BIDDING POWER WHILE MAINTAININGO THE WINTER CONDITIONS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. RYAN, HOW MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS DO WE ALSO SUPPLY OUR SALT TO? SO WE HAVE THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE. THEY, THEY WE SUPPLY SOME SALT FOR THEM. PLAIN TOWNSHIP LOCAL SCHOOLS, SOME SALT FOR THEM. AND AND THEN PLAIN TOWNSHIP. SO, SO THREE OTHERS. OKAY, GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A

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[12.COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]

AND I'VE HAD ONE PERSON EXPRESSED INTEREST, MR. DEREK, THAT LIKE TO BE ON IT, AND I WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE REST OF COUNCIL. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FILL THOSE SHOES WITH MARLENE AND MYSELF, BIG SHOES, BIG SHOES, BIG SHOES TO FILL. AND IF EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH MIKE, I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION TO PUT HIM ON. BUT I WANTED TO SEE IF MR. KISS OR MISS WILTROUT WAS INTERESTED IN THAT. I MEAN, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FUTURE YEARS. I WILL NOT LIE ABOUT THAT. BUT I BELIEVE THAT MR. DEREK WILL DO A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB AS MEMBER. DEREK WILL DO A VERY GOOD JOB AND I'M NOT SHY ABOUT MAKING MY OPINIONS KNOWN TO ANY OF YOU, SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WITH THAT RINGING ENDORSEMENT, I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. AND I WOULD ADMIT, IF IT WEREN'T ME, THAT ANDREA WOULD BE THE VERY NEXT BEST PERSON, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY I'M GETTING A LITTLE NAUSEATED. OUCH. I THINK I NEED A BREAK. I LIKE THE LOOK REMINISCENT OF THE WE DO GET ALONG A LOT OF LOVE ON THAT END. HE WAS FILLING THE ROOM WITH TOO MUCH ON THIS END, SO THAT'S GOOD. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT MIKE. DEREK JOIN THE COMMUNITY GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE. ENTHUSIASTIC. SECOND. THAT IS NICE. I'M ALREADY BEING REPLACED AND AN ENTHUSIASTIC TO DO IT RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ON THE MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK, I GUESS. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. DEREK. AND AFTER THE LAST RESOUNDING VOTE, I GUESS I'LL SAY YES. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS. YES AND PRESIDENT. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK TO THE COUNCIL GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE. NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHIP FOR THE TIME THAT HE SPENT ON THAT COMMITTEE. I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY BEEN FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS BECAUSE WE SINCE WE'VE HAD A COMMITTEE, SINCE WE'VE HAD THE COMMITTEE, YOU'VE BEEN ON IT WITH MYSELF AND AT THE TIME WHEN SLOAN. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT REALLY HAS GONE EVOLVED FROM JUST SITTING WITH A PIECE OF PAPER AND DOING IT TO A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE THAT WE PUT MEETING IN A BAR. YEAH. I WASN'T REALLY GOING TO GO THAT FAR, BUT. I WONDER IF HE WANTS TO READ IT.

YEAH, NO, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. YES. THAT WAS GREAT FUN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT COMMITTEE.

HAD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COME OUT OF IT. OCTOBERFEST CAME OUT OF THAT. TONS OF STUFF. MUCH MORE TO COME. MUCH MORE TO COME. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY REPORT,

[13.REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

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THANKS TO WILLIAM'S EFFORTS AND THOSE OF HIS STAFF, WE DID GIVE COMMUNITY UPDATES. EACH OF THE EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ATTENDED THE MEETING TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CATALYTIC PROJECTS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON, AS WELL AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WOULD IMPACT THEENER GENERAL RE. SO IT WAS INFORMATIVE, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT THAT ACTUALLY ENABLED A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERACTION AMONG THE COMMUNITIES. AND I THINK HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A SUCCESS GOING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU, JOE. JONI PARKS NO MEETING, NO MEETING PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. YES. THERE WAS A MEETING LAST WEEK. THERE WAS THEY CELEBRATED THE DIVING AND INDOOR TRACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE GOT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON. SO THE PHASE ONE OF THE NEW ATHLETIC CAMPUS IS UNDER UNDERWAY. THEY BELIEVE THAT THE BASEBALL FIELDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SPRING OF 2028. PRIOR TO THE SEASON. THEY ARE WORKING ON RELOCATING THE OTHER TWO FIELDS, WHICH I BELIEVE WERE PART OF THE ARB REPORT THAT WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY. THERE ARE NO DELAYS. EVERYTHING IS GOING VERY WELL 20 MONTHS, 20 MONTHS.

THE TECHNOLOGY HUB STARTS JUNE 1ST, AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 4TH, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE LEASE FOR THE ACTUAL ATHLETIC CAMPUS WITH THE BOARD, WHICH I'M SURE WE'LL SEE AT OUR MEETING MAYBE THE NEXT DAY. THE MEET. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURVEY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WAS ACTUALLY A SURPRISING NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL THAT A LOT OF KIDS RESPONDED AND. SAID WHAT THEY WERE DOING. 38.6% OF THOSE RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY HAD USED SOME SORT OF SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THAT'S THE BAD NEWS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT WAS DOWN BY TWO POINTS FROM LAST YEAR. SO TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, YOU WILL.

ALCOHOL IS DOWN, MARIJUANA IS UP KIND OF HALF OF THE COMMUNITY LATELY. LEGALIZE IT.

MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SMOKE IT. BUT BUT OVERALL CONSUMPTION IS DOWN BY 2%. SO THAT'S GOOD.

THEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THE THERE'S A NEW HANDBOOK THAT IS FOR GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12 FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WHICH REALLY GOES INTO IN DEPTH INTO THE EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS OR THIS INCLUDES THEATER PROGRAMS. IT INCLUDES DEBATE CONTESTS AS WELL THAT OUTLINES, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO DO AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION AND, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITY WITH THEIR PEERS. ALSO, PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS OF GOOD SPECTATING AND, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFUL COMMUNICATIONS WITH COACHES AND ADVISORS. AND THERE'S ALSO RULES AND REGULATIONS ABOUT THE WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR, THE ADVISORS AND REALLY, THE WHOLE GIST OF IT IS REALLY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT TO WIN, WE WANT TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT PRODUCTS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS A SCHOOL AND WE ARE HOPING TO MOLD THESE FUTURE LEADERS. AND I THINK THAT MY TAKEAWAY IS THAT IT IS ALMOST MORE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, NOT LIKE REALLY JUST FOOTBALL, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEATER PROGRAMS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. IT'S, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE STUDENT AND HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT IN THAT. SO THAT WAS, AND THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS THE MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD JUST A QUICK DETAIL. THE THREE INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS FROM WINTER SPORTS, THREE INCREDIBLE YOUNG WOMEN. IN THE DIVING. MISS PETROV WON THE DIVING SAFETY AS A FRESHMAN. REESE COLEMAN WON THE HIGH JUMP FOR BACK TO BACK. SHE WON HIGH JUMP LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR SHE'S GOING ON TO COMPETE AT BOWLING GREEN AND RUKIA. WHITE WON THE 60 METER HURDLES INDOORS AND SET A STATE RECORD IN THE PROCESS. WOW. WOW. SO AMAZING. PRETTY AMAZING

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MOST OF IT WAS GENERAL BUSINESS. NOTHING MAJOR TO REPORT THERE. THEY DID ANNOUNCE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW FIRE FACILITY THAT WILL BE ON JUNE 3RD AT 4:30 P.M. AT 7373 NEW ALBANY ROAD. NICE. SO INTO TOWNI WON'T BE THERE. WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THERE. I'LL LET YOU FIRE ME. YEAH, I'LL BE THINKING. SO THIS IS A THIS IS A IMPORTANT EVENT FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND, YOU KNOW, FOR A WELL NEEDED FACILITY AND SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE HAD TO PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT IN, BOTH IN TERMS OF FUNDING AND DESIGN TO COME TO THIS STAGE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN SUPPORT THAT BY BEING THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. DEREK. REPORTS

[14.REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

SO I HAVE HANDED YOU OUT. HANDED OUT THE MARCH FINANCE REPORT. JUST. YOU GAVE ME A FEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. SO FIRST, AS EXPECTED AND AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FORTUNATELY BENEFIT FROM, WE ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME IN REVENUES AND WE ARE BELOW EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR. FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD HOTEL TAX BROKEN OUT ON THIS, BUT WE DO NOT. SO I WENT AND LOOKED IT UP FOR YOU GUYS. SO THE THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS IN THE GENERAL FUND SO FAR, WE'VE COLLECTED $171,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND LAST YEAR, 2025 TOTAL. AND THIS IS THE 75% PORTION. LAST YEAR, 2025 TOTAL COLLECTIONS WERE 674,000, COMPARED TO 536,024. SO WE'VE BEEN GAINING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. YOU KNOW, COMING BACK FROM COVID WHEN WE HAD THE BIG DIP IN THAT REVENUE, LOOKING AT THIS HOTEL TAX FUND, WHICH IS NOT ON THIS FIRST PAGE, IT'S GOING TO BE ON YOUR FUND SHEETS. SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE COLLECTED $57,000 IN THAT FUND. SO FOR THREE MONTHS, THE TOTAL COLLECTIONS IS THIS IS WHERE I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE THROWN THROWN OUT A NUMBER FOR YOU FOR LAST YEAR, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING A DECADE, YOU KNOW, BEHIND OR SOMETHING. BUT WE WERE AT 225,000 IN THAT FUND LAST YEAR, IN 2025, NOT 125,000. SO 2025 FOR THE 2020 2025, FOR THE 25% PORTION, WE WERE AT 225,000, UP FROM 178,000 IN 24 AND 150 IN 2023. SO THAT FUND IS GROWING AND WE'LL BE ABLE TOY MAJOR PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES WITHIN THAT FOR TOURISM AND EVENTS. OR WE CAN SPEND IT ON EVENTS. WE DON'T HAVE TO CLEAR THE FUND LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST WITH THE CHAMBER. PAGE TWO AND THREE IS A LIST OF ALL THE FUNDS AND THEIR BALANCES. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I THINK I'VE POINTED THIS OUT TO YOU BEFORE, IS THE ENCUMBRANCES COLUMN, AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF PROJECTS, MAINLY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, FOR ABOUT $90 MILLION OF SPENDING. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE WORK THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT FROM STAFF AND, AND JUST THE MOVEMENT OF ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS GOING ON. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, AND THEN THE LAST COUPLE PAGES ARE ON OUR INVESTMENTS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY

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BETHANY, JUST ONE QUESTION. I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS EVER. ON YOUR FIRST PAGE UNDER YOUR INCOME TAX BREAKDOWN, THE 300% INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS. THAT IS LIKE THE LARGEST. I'VE NEVER SEEN A 14 OR 15% MARKET SHARE THERE. WHAT'S DO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHY THAT HAPPENED? I DO. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I DON'T. I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT TREND TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. WE HAD ONE REALLY BIG MONTH FROM A SELECT GROUP OF TAXPAYERS. OKAY. THAT WAS JUST UNUSUAL. I'VE NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE. SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE REPORT, CITY MANAGER. ONE QUICK ITEM. ADRIAN AND I ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TOMORROW AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING.

ADRIAN'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING ON AND WHAT WE PLAN TO PUT ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS THE ROSE RUN TWO PROJECT.

AND I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE COLOR COMMENTARY ABOUT THE DISCOVER SITE. SO BE ABOUT A ANTICIPATE ABOUT A 20 MINUTE PRESENTATION WITH SOME Q&A AFTERWARDS. AND I GUESS ONE OTHER THING. SO THE CITY IS A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL OHIO MAYORS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, AND THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL EARLIER. AND BY THE WAY, THE MAYOR IS A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THAT OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AND THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL NOTIFYING THE ASKING FOR RATIFICATION OF A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PROPOSED OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEW ALBANY DOESN'T RELY HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAXES, AS SOME OTHER ENTITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PARTICULAR, RELY HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAX. TOWNSHIPS RELY HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAX. BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES. IF PROPERTY TAX WERE PROPERTY TAXES WERE TO BE ELIMINATED. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR ISSUES TO RESULT RELATIVE TO PUBLIC DEBT, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, TIF REVENUE. SO IT'S IT'S NOT A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUST ELIMINATING A TAX AND THEN HAVING NO, NO CONSEQUENCES. SO THIS, THIS ENTITY IS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP TO SIGN OFF ON THAT, ON THAT RESOLUTION. SO I'LL BE I'LL BE ATTENDING THAT MEETING IF COUNCIL HAS ANY FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION FOR ME. THE NEXT THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. THANK YOU. JOE. CITY ATTORNEY, THANK YOU. NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, PAUL, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC. PAUL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. DOES

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[02:20:04]

WELL SAID MIKE. AND YOU KNOW, AS RAPIDLY AS OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN, ESPECIALLY IN THE BUSINESS PARK, THERE'S GOING TO BE GROWING PAINS AND HEADACHES. AND I THINK IT WAS APPARENT TONIGHT THAT COUNCIL'S TRANSPARENT WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING AND WE WANT IT TO BE RIGHT. IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE IT AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE IN THE PROCESS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK I'VE SAID ENOUGH. IS THERE ANY MORE WRITTEN ON IT? THAT'S ALRIGHT.

I HAVE YOU KNOW, AS AS YOU'RE LEAVING, I HAVE ONLY ONE THING TO DO. HE'S BEEN WAITING ON ME TO DO THAT. OH, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS ONE, THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL YOU. YEAH. NO, I WITH THE LIGHTS. I KNOW I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO SAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE YOU. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO. YES. I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.